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Save the date! – Jumpstart Your Singapore Math 2024
Registration Opening Soon! "I have been in education for over a decade, and this has been one of the most engaging, practical, and meaningful Professional Development opportunities of my career. Thank you to these amazingly bright and helpful experts!" Keith Griffin1st and 2nd Grade Math Specialist "This is the best training I’ve been to. … [Keep Reading...]
Making Math Masters
My students love math class. In fact, many will tell you math is their favorite subject. Why? They’ll tell you it’s because Singapore math is fun. I’d say it’s because once they understand how math works, they become confident in their abilities. So what exactly is Singapore math? Wait, math from Singapore? Isn’t that … [Keep Reading...]
Comparing Singapore Texts
One of the most Frequently Asked Questions I get is, “Which "Singapore Math" curriculum should we use?”There are a lot of differences between the series' and yet, they are alike in many ways as well. To help you compare the main curriculums that have been released in the past few years, this page includes some … [Keep Reading...]
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Word Problem Wednesday – Rulers and Bread
Word Problem Wednesday was such a hit, we're going to continue throughout the year with one problem a month. This problem popped up in my Medium feed last month: Algebraic expressions — the … [Keep Reading...]
Fraction modeling tools from my NCTM session
Last month I presented with Lauri Susi of Conceptua Math at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 2012 conference in on Technology + Singapore Strategies = Number Sense While … [Keep Reading...]
Ask the Experts: What manipulatives do you suggest for my grade level?
Singapore Mathematics instruction – or, really, just good math instruction - will have students working through three phases of learning, referred to as the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract approach. In … [Keep Reading...]